Japan Entrepreneur Report No. 11 September 2003
: David Matsumoto on education in Japan

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This month we enjoyed telephone and e-mail chats with educator and
psychologist David Matsumoto, who was in Osaka representing the
International Judo Federation at the 2003 World Judo Championships.
In his most recent book, "The New Japan: Debunking Seven Cultural
Stereotypes" (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1877864935/),
David says that Japan is rapidly transforming from a collectivist to
an individualistic society, a change with serious implications for
education. Here are excerpts from the conversation:

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